Internship / Optimisation of space structures (m/f)

Description de l'offre

Internship / Optimisation of space structures (m/f)

Airbus Safran Launchers Les Mureaux

A 50–50 joint venture established by Airbus Group and Safran, Airbus Safran Launchers brings together all the expertise and assets of these two industry leaders in the fields of civil and military launch vehicles.
Its combination of a unique technological and industrial heritage and the dynamism of a truly passionate workforce is what makes Airbus Safran Launchers what it is today – the world leader in access to space with big ambitions.
With agility embedded right across its business, Airbus Safran Launchers can offer its customers particularly innovative, competitive solutions, striving to boost European space industry to the highest level and guarantee independent access to space.

Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2015, it generated revenues of €64.5 billion and employed a workforce of around 136,600. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners from 100 to more than 600 seats. Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well as Europe's number one space enterprise and the world's second largest space business. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civiland military rotorcraft solutions worldwide.

Our people work with passion and determination to make the world a more connected, safer and smarter place. Taking pride in our work, we draw on each other's expertise and experience to achieve excellence. Our diversity and teamwork culture propel us to accomplish the extraordinary - on the ground, in the sky and in space.

Description of the job

Airbus Safran Launchers (Les Mureaux) is looking for an intern for a 6-month internship.

You will integrate the "Civil Vehicle & Platform Engineering" department, the "Mechanical Loads & Sizing" service, responsible for calculating the mechanical loads on space launchers and the structural dimensioning of the various sub-assemblies.

In this context, you will work on the dimensioning of composite structures used for these launchers.

This internship will start on 1st March 2017 (subject to some flexibility).

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Tasks & accountabilities

You will perform, for example, the following tasks:

·  Test the use of optimisation software on such structures in view of weight saving and therefore of performance. You will rely on the Optistruct software in particular to analyse these optimisation possibilities.
·  Assess the impact of the fibre placement technology on the sizing methods.

Based on a test model, you will adapt the forecast model and will draw conclusions on the impacts of this technology.

Required skills

You are in the final year of engineering school, completing a Master's degree or in the 5th year of university, specialising in Mechanics.
Ideally, you have initial work experience in this field.
You are a good team player and have excellent interpersonal skills.

English: intermediate level.
French: fluent level.